Letter: Conference to focus on environment, lagoon

6:08 PM,
Feb. 14, 2014

Written by

Don Roberts
Melbourne

Recently, the news media has given significant coverage of the plight of the Indian River Lagoon and discussions on how to improve it.

Florida Institute of Technology has instituted a new program to study the lagoon. County commission representatives of five counties that border the lagoon recently held a symposium to share concerns and ideas for fixing the lagoon.

Next Friday and Saturday, a conference called Healing Our World and Ourselves will bring together several nationwide experts and local concerned citizens to address general environmental concerns, specifically the Indian ...